IDE to SATA (DVD-RW)

Massive Attack · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:07

Hi all,

i was wondering will it be ok if i used an IDE to SATA adapter ion my DVD-RW, i have an LG GSA-4167

cheers

wizardmaxx · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:14

Should work fine, just check the power requirements of the dvd-rw vs the adapter. Don't know if u will be able to boot with the device though. How much u paying for the adapter cos OCUK has this for £28 incl

Samsung SH-W163 16x16 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter

Massive Attack · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:18

wizardmaxx said:
Should work fine, just check the power requirements of the dvd-rw vs the adapter. Don't know if u will be able to boot with the device though. How much u paying for the adapter cos OCUK has this for £28 incl

Samsung SH-W163 16x16 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter

£7 for the adapter, ideally i need a silver drive and dont really trust samsung anymore as i have had a lot of bad products from them

wizardmaxx · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:24

Why u need the adapter anyway :confused:

Massive Attack · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:26

wizardmaxx said:
Why u need the adapter anyway

my ide channel on my mobo is borked, it glitches whenevr a cd is inserted

stoofa · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:28

Most CD/DVD devices will be fine via an IDE to SATA converter.
Just make sure that the SATA controller you are connecting to supports optical drives.
Early SATA controllers didn't.
Also I'd advise you run the SATA controller in legacy rather than AHCI mode when optical drives are involved.

Massive Attack · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:29

stoofa said:
Also I'd advise you run the SATA controller in legacy rather than AHCI mode when optical drives are involved.

why?, and will that slow down the rest of the drives?, also the sata controler is on the ICH8 on my mobo i think there is also a Jmicron chip whih i could maybe use

wizardmaxx · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:33

Isnt the board still under warranty ?

Massive Attack · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:35

wizardmaxx said:
Isnt the board still under warranty ?

yeah it is, i could rma it but i would be leeft with no computer to use in the meantime

wizardmaxx · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:39

I had same dillema when MSI mb had to be return. Couldnt wait either so Bought DS4 instead.

Massive Attack · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:42

wizardmaxx said:
I had same dillema when MSI mb had to be return. Couldnt wait either so Bought DS4 instead.

i am puzzled as to what to do i could rma and get my money back and get a diff board as this one isnt very good to be quite honest, i could use my brothers pc in the meantime, what would you do in my sitiuation?

wizardmaxx · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:44

If u return it within a certain time period u can normally get a refund. After that time u have to settle for replacement or repair.

Massive Attack · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:47

wizardmaxx said:
If u return it within a certain time period u can normally get a refund. After that time u have to settle for replacement or repair.

yeah it was bought within the last 7 days so i can rma it

wizardmaxx · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:51

If u can get a refund id consider the DS3 or DS4 as replacements. Both good solid boards, depending on what features u looking for

Massive Attack · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:53

wizardmaxx said:
If u can get a refund id consider the DS3 or DS4 as replacements. Both good solid boards, depending on what features u looking for

yeah well i could go for a the DS3/DS4 but my case is MATX but they wll fit with a lot of modding, i am so confused as to what to do now, should i rma it or not

wizardmaxx · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:58

mATX case...oh. Well its gonna cost extra then for a new case. I wouldn't try moddifying a mATX...only gonna lead to hassles later. If there is something wrong then yes I'd RMA now. Waiting is just not sensible at all.